BLM 293 — Cerro Ultimo in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 293 — Cerro Ultimo in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
5.4 mi from Avenal
Maps 1,230 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 4.3 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 380 ft over 4.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 54–77°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.